When Diamonds aren't a contractors best friend: Update March 2011

In December 2010, the Technology and Construction Court in London handed down its decision in De Beers UK Limited (Formerly: The Diamond Trading Company Limited) and ATOS Origin IT Services UK Limited 2010 EWHC 3276 (TCC), in which De Beers was awarded substantial damages in the context of a failed IT project.

The succinct and accessible judgment is commended to all IT project managers and lawyers. Many familiar themes emerge from it, as well as some salutary lessons – both for customers and suppliers. In this note we wanted to draw out some of the salient points from the customer’s point of view.

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